Dr Sophie Knowles

Biography

Sophie is an Associate Professor in the School of Arts. She leads an MSc in digital journalism and focuses her research on the mediation of the economy and inequality.

After time spent writing for newspapers and a global corporate magazine, she completed a PhD at Murdoch University in Australia and is author of a book on the mediation of financial crises, she edited two volumes on media and inequality, and is writing her latest book on the gendered production of economic news.

Teaching

Sophie teaches a number of different modules across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in journalism and media subjects. She leads the MSc digital journalism. She focuses on bridging theory and practice and experiential learning is a core concept in her pedagogy.

She established the Journalism Conversation Series, which allow students to apply theory and encourages students to learn through practice and critical reflection.